Awards
Vess has won the Will Eisner Comics Industry Award three times. In 1997 he was named Best Penciler/Inker for his work on Sandman #75 and The Book of Ballads and Sagas. In 2002 he was honored as Best Painter for his work on Jeff Smith’s Rose.
- The Inkpot Award: For excellence in comic art, 1990.
- World Fantasy Award: Best short story, 1991 for Sandman #19, by Neil Gaiman and Vess.
- Will Eisner Comics Industry Award: Best Single Issue, 1991 for Concrete Celebrates Earth Day, by Paul Chadwick, Vess, and Jean "Moebius" Giraud
- Comic Creators' Guild: 1993 Best Cover (Dark Horse Presents #75).
- Silver Award (Comics Industry) 1995, Spectrum Annual of Imaginative Art.
- Will Eisner Comics Industry Award: Best Penciler/Inker, 1996 for The Book of Ballads and Sagas and Sandman #75.
- World Fantasy Award: Best Artist, 1999 for Stardust, written by Neil Gaiman.
- Will Eisner Comics Industry Award: Best Painter/Multimedia Artist, 2002 for Rose, written by Jeff Smith
- World Fantasy Award: Best Artist, 2010
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